JP2006094919A - Game system and game program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game changing a story according to a time till a user inputs information by branch progressing the game derived from the time. <P>SOLUTION: An input information/time evaluation means 204 evaluates input information input by the user and also evaluates whether a time counted by a time counting means 201 becomes a set time or not. An input information correspondent processing means 205, when the input/information time evaluation means 204 evaluates the input information input by the user, performs a processing according to the evaluation result of the input information. The time derived processing means 206, when the input information/time evaluation means 204 evaluates to reach the set time, changes the display content of a display device to progress the game and then allows the evaluation of the input information input by the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system and a game program in which a game branches and progresses due to time in addition to normal user input.

  For example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are documents that describe conventional techniques that take time into account in adventure games, role-playing games, and the like.

  In Patent Document 1, when the operation of the character is finished, the timer means counts from the next information (information such as a place to go next and an item to be acquired) for progressing a plurality of types of recorded games. By selectively displaying one type of next information corresponding to the time set, for example, if the cleared time is short, the simplified information “Grass on Nanatsu Island is roughly divided into two systems. If it is a normal time, the normal information “Grass on the seven islands is divided into two lines in the form of leaves.” The grass on the island is roughly divided into two systems: a grass with a sharp leaf and a grass with a round leaf. ”By changing the fine level of information displayed according to the response time of the player, the beginner can Advanced or no information Until the player to be promoted in a short time from like player, it is described that can be enjoy a game (Abstract, claim 1, paragraphs 0006,0021, see FIG. 6). Further, Patent Document 1 also describes that when the time counted by the timer means exceeds a set value, the screen is forcibly returned to the initial screen (see claim 2, paragraph 0023, FIG. 5). .

  In Patent Document 2, the display time of the input waiting screen is counted, and when the set time is reached, the input reminder screen is displayed. If there is still no input even if the input reminder screen is displayed, the input wait screen is displayed. It is described that the state is restored to the previous state (see summary).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-76607 JP 2000-51533 A

  As described above, although a game that takes time into account is already known, in the game of Patent Document 1, the next information to be displayed according to the time that is cleared when the operation of the character is finished (where to go and where to go next) Information for items etc. to be changed) or when the time counted by the timer means exceeds the set value, the screen is forcibly restored to the initial screen. The game returns to the state before display, and neither of them is a game in which the progress (story) of the game changes with time.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game in which the progress of the game changes according to the time until the user inputs, because the game progresses branching due to time.

  A first aspect of the present invention is a game system in which a user inputs information related to display contents displayed on a display device and progresses the game, and the game is based on time measuring means for measuring time and information input by the user And a means for advancing the game due to the time counted by the time measuring means. A second aspect of the present invention is a game system in which a user inputs information in relation to display contents displayed on a display device to advance a game, the time measuring means for measuring time, and input information input by the user And the input information / time evaluation means for evaluating whether the time measured by the time measurement means has reached a set time, and when the input information / time evaluation means evaluates the input information input by the user, The input information corresponding processing means for performing processing according to the evaluation result of the input information, and the display of the display device when the input information / time evaluation means evaluates that the time counted by the timing means has reached a set time And a time-based processing means for allowing the input information input by the user to be evaluated after changing the content and proceeding with the game. . A third invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, the time measuring means includes first timer means for starting time measurement before the user can input information. A fourth invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, the time measuring means has second timer means for starting time measurement after the user can input information. According to a fifth invention, in the second invention, the timekeeping means starts the timekeeping after the first timer means for starting timekeeping before the user can input information and the information input by the user becomes possible Second time means, and when the time-based processing means reaches a set time when either the time counted by the first timer means or the time counted by the second timer means becomes the set time. It has a means for changing the display contents of the display device to advance the game. According to a sixth invention, in the third or fifth invention, the time of the first timer means advances at the same speed as the actual time. According to a seventh invention, in the fourth or fifth invention, the input information corresponding processing means has means for stopping the timing of the second timer means, and the time-based processing means is the second timer. Means for stopping the timing of the means, and after changing the display content of the display device to advance the game, the timing of the second timer means is restarted and the input information / time evaluation means evaluates It is characterized by doing so. According to an eighth invention, in the second to seventh inventions, the input information corresponding processing means advances when the time-based processing means changes the display content of the display device and advances the game. It has a means to perform processing corresponding to. According to a ninth invention, in the first to eighth inventions, the input information input by the user is information indicating that one of the options displayed on the display device has been selected. . According to a tenth aspect, in the first to ninth aspects, the game is an adventure game or a role playing game. The eleventh invention is a game program for causing a computer to function as means of the first to tenth inventions.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game in which the progress of the game changes according to the time until the user inputs.

  The game system of the embodiment of the present invention is a game system in which a user advances information by inputting information related to display contents displayed on a display device, such as an adventure game and a role playing game. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration diagram of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The hardware shown in FIG. 1 is the hardware of a computer such as a personal computer. In FIG. 1, 101 is a CPU that processes the game program of the embodiment of the present invention, 102 is a display device such as a CRT or liquid crystal display device, 103 is an audio output device such as a speaker, 104 is a program or A memory for temporarily storing data, a magnetic disk device 105 for storing programs and data, and a CD- 106 for reading the game program of the present embodiment from a CD-ROM storing the game program of the present embodiment. A ROM drive 107 is an input device such as a keyboard, a controller, and a voice input device for a user to input information. The CPU 101, the memory 104, the magnetic disk device 105, and the CD-ROM drive 106 are connected to the bus 108, and the display device 102, the audio output device 103, and the input device 107 are the I / O 102 ′, I / O 103 ′, and I / O, respectively. It is connected to the bus 108 via O107 ′. The game program of the present embodiment is recorded on a CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is inserted into the CD-ROM drive 106, and the game program of the present embodiment recorded on the CD-ROM is copied to the magnetic disk device 105. When the CPU 101 processes the game program of the present embodiment stored in the disk device 105, the game system of the present embodiment is realized.

  Although a personal computer is used in this embodiment, a game machine may be used instead of a personal computer, and the game system of this embodiment is realized by using a server on a network such as the Internet and a terminal such as a user's personal computer. May be. The program of the present embodiment is recorded on a recording medium such as a memory card, an IC card, a flexible disk, and read from such a recording medium for use, or downloaded from a network such as the Internet. A computer such as a server may be executed. Further, there may be one user or a plurality of users. Needless to say, when there are a plurality of users, the display device 102, the input device 107, and the like are provided in the necessary number.

  FIG. 2 shows a system configuration diagram of the game system of the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 2 shows only means specific to the present embodiment, and omits description of means common to a general game system.

  201 is a time measuring means for measuring time. The time measuring unit 201 includes a first timer unit 202 and a second timer unit 203. The first timer means 202 moves at the same speed as an actual clock. The first timer means starts timing before the user can input information. For example, the first timer unit 202 may start timing at the start of the game, or may start timing at the start of a certain scene in the game progress. In contrast, the second timer means 203 starts timing after the user can input information, and when the user inputs information (for example, the user selects an option displayed on the display device 102). In the case) or when the time measured by the time measuring means 201 reaches the set time. For this reason, in the following description, the first timer unit 202 may be referred to as an absolute clock, and the second timer unit 203 may be referred to as a relative clock.

  Reference numeral 204 denotes input information / time evaluation means for evaluating input information input by the user and evaluating whether the time counted by the time measuring means 201 has reached a set time. The information input by the user may be, for example, information indicating that the user has selected one of the options displayed on the display device 102, or the display content such as a character displayed on the display device 102 may be viewed. It may be a character or a character string input by the user or information input by the user by voice. Moreover, the information etc. which show that the user operated the character and acquired the item may be sufficient. The input information / time evaluation means 204 evaluates information input by such a user, and also evaluates whether the time measured by the time measuring means 201 has reached the set time.

Reference numeral 205 denotes input information corresponding processing means for performing processing according to the evaluation result of the input information when the input information / time evaluation means 204 evaluates the input information input by the user. The input information correspondence processing means 205 stops the time counting of the second timer means. Further, the input information handling processing unit 205 may perform processing corresponding to the progressed game when a time-based processing unit 206 described later changes the display content of the display device 102 to advance the game. it can.

  Reference numeral 206 denotes time-based processing means for performing processing based on time. When the input information / time evaluation unit 204 evaluates that the time counted by the timing unit 201 has reached the set time, the time-based processing unit 206 changes the display content of the display device 102 and advances the game. Again, the input information input by the user can be evaluated. For example, after the display content of the display device 102 is changed and the game is advanced, the input information / time evaluation means 204 again evaluates the input information and time. In more detail about the time measuring means 201, the time-based processing means 206 displays the time when either the time measured by the first timer means 202 or the time measured by the second timer means 203 reaches the set time. The display content of the device 102 is changed to advance the game. The time-based processing unit 206 includes a unit that stops the time counting of the second timer unit 203. After the game is advanced by changing the display content of the display device 102, the time counting of the second timer unit 203 is performed. The input information / time evaluation means 204 again evaluates the input information and time.

  After all, the game system of the present embodiment is the same as the conventional game of this type in that the user inputs information related to the display content displayed on the display device 102 and advances the game. In the game system of the embodiment, when the input information / time evaluation means 204 determines that the set time has come, the time-based processing means 206 changes the game progress (story) so that the user can input information in a new situation. Therefore, the progress of the game can be changed according to the time until the user inputs information. That is, the game system according to the present embodiment includes means for advancing the game based on information input by the user and for advancing the game due to the time counted by the time measuring means.

  FIG. 3 shows an overall flowchart of the game program of this embodiment.

  In step 301, an absolute clock (corresponding to the first timer means 202 in FIG. 2) is started. In step 302, the character is displayed. In step 303, for example, the option of viewing / speaking is displayed so that the user can select and input one of the options. In the description using the flowchart of FIG. 3, a case will be described in which options are displayed so that the user can select the options. In general, the user can input information by viewing the display content of the display device 102. What should I do? Thereafter, in step 304, a relative clock (corresponding to the second timer means 203 in FIG. 2) is started.

In step 305, the selection result, which is the result of the user selecting an option, is evaluated. In step 305, the selection result is evaluated without waiting for the user to select an option. Therefore, when the selection result of step 305 is evaluated, if the user has already selected an option, which option is selected is evaluated, and the process branches to step 307 or step 309 according to the option. If not yet selected, the process branches to step 306. In FIG. 3, the selection result of the option is evaluated at step 305. In general, input information input by the user is evaluated, and the process branches according to the evaluation result.

  If the user has not selected an option in step 305, it is determined in step 306 whether either the absolute clock or the relative clock has reached the set time (set time). If it is determined in step 306 that neither the absolute clock nor the relative clock has reached the set time, the process returns to step 305 and the selection result is evaluated again. If it is determined in step 306 that either the absolute clock or the relative clock has reached the set time, the relative clock is stopped in step 311, and the process C is performed in step 312.

  Therefore, step 305 → step 306 → step 305 is repeated while the user has not selected an option and within the set time. The processing in steps 305 to 306 is performed by the input information / time evaluation means 204 in FIG. In addition, instead of branching using the loop of step 305 → step 306 → step 305 as shown in FIG. 3, any of processing A in step 308, processing B in step 310, and processing C in step 312 is performed by interrupt processing or the like. You may branch to execute.

  If the user's selection result is “view” in step 305, the relative clock is stopped in step 307 and process A is performed in step 308. Details of the process A will be described later. If the user's selection result is “speak” in step 305, the relative clock is stopped in step 309 and process B is executed in step 310. The processing in steps 307 to 310 is performed by the input information correspondence processing means 205 in FIG.

If it is determined in step 306 that either the absolute clock or the relative clock has reached the set time, the relative clock is stopped in step 311, and the process C is performed in step 312. Process C is a process for deleting the character displayed in step 302, for example. In general, the process C performs a process of changing the display content of the display device 102 to advance the game. After the completion of the process C, the process returns to the step 303 so that the option is displayed again so that the user can select the option for the display content changed in the process C, and the relative clock is started again in the step 304. Evaluate the selection results. The processing of step 311 to step 312 is performed by the time-based processing unit 206 of FIG.

  Note that the game creator sets in advance the set time of the absolute clock and the relative clock. The content of the process C in step 312 may be changed when the absolute clock reaches the set time and when the relative clock reaches the set time. As for the relative clock, since the relative clock reaches the set time, the process C is executed in step 312, and the relative clock is restarted in step 304. Therefore, if the user continues to hesitate to input an option, the relative clock When a time that is an integral multiple of the set time elapses, the process C is executed many times. Therefore, if the contents of the process C are made different depending on the number of times the process C is executed, the game can be more varied. Further, the set times of the absolute clock and the relative clock may be changed depending on the progress of the game, the level of the user, etc., or using a random function or the like. In addition, after performing process C at step 312 once or multiple times, for example, by changing the determination at step 306 to always branch to the No side, the user inputs input information thereafter. In this case, the process corresponding to the input information (process A in step 308 or process B in step 310) is executed, but the process due to time (process C in step 312) may not be executed.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of process A performed in step 308 of FIG. In step 401, it is determined whether or not a character is displayed. For example, if a flag that changes in accordance with the display / non-display of the character is used, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the character is displayed by checking the value of the flag. When the character is displayed in the determination in step 401, for example, a sentence “There is a girl in front of the eyes” is displayed in step 402. On the other hand, if no character is displayed in the determination in step 401, a sentence “Nobody is here” is displayed in step 403, for example. Generally, in the process A, when the time-based processing unit 206 changes the display content of the display device 102 and advances the game, the process corresponding to the progressed game is performed. That is, the processing content of the processing A differs depending on whether or not the time-based processing means 206 has advanced the game. As for the process B performed in step 310 of FIG. 3, the process content of the process A may be different depending on whether or not the game is progressed by the time-based processing unit 206 as in the process A, and the same process is performed. You may do it.

FIG. 5 shows a screen after the options are displayed in step 303 of FIG. FIG. 5A is a screen after step 303 is executed for the first time, that is, a screen that has not passed through the process C of step 312. In FIG. 5A, a character (girl) 501 is displayed at the center, the current date and time 502 is displayed at the upper right, and an option 503 is displayed at the upper left. FIG. 5 (2) shows the state after the process C, that is, the process of deleting the character, is performed in step 312 of FIG.
It is a screen after step 303 is performed. In FIG. 5 (2), the current date and time 502 is displayed in the upper right of the screen and the option 503 is displayed in the upper left as in FIG. 5 (1), but unlike FIG. 5 (1), the character (girl) Is not displayed.

  As can be seen from FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the game system of the present embodiment displays the screen of FIG. 5 (1) when step 303 is executed for the first time, and allows the selection of options. Therefore, the user inputs an option in consideration of which option 503 is selected in a situation where a character (girl) is displayed. The game system according to the present embodiment evaluates the selection result in step 305. If nothing is selected at that time, it is determined whether or not the set time has been reached in step 306. The selection result evaluation is performed again. Therefore, step 305 → step 306 → step 305 is repeated while the user has not selected an option and within the set time. If the user selects an option within the set time, the process A of 308 or the process B of 309 is performed according to the selection result. When the process A is performed in step 308, “There is a girl in front of the eyes” is displayed in step 402 of FIG. On the other hand, if the set time elapses while the user hesitates to input an option, the process C is executed in step 312 to erase the character. The screen is in a state where there is no character (girl) as shown in FIG. Here, when the user selects “view”, processing A in step 308 is executed, and “nobody is here” is displayed in step 403 in FIG.

  As described above, in the game system according to the present embodiment, when the user hesitates to select an option for a certain period of time, the content of the display screen changes, and thus the progress (story) of the game also changes. The game story can be changed according to the time until the option is entered. For example, if the story is developed so that it is disadvantageous for the user if the input is slow, the user can be prompted to input the choice. Moreover, it is possible to develop a story that suits the user's personality depending on whether the user input is fast or slow.

  As can be seen from the above description, in this embodiment, in addition to the results of “selecting A” and “selecting B” in the routine of presenting options to the user and receiving input, for example, “waiting for selection” It is possible to add a condition such as “It has been 10 seconds since becoming” or “A specified date and time has been reached while waiting for selection” to the evaluation.

  In the present embodiment, an absolute clock and a relative clock are provided so that a branch occurring at a fixed time and a branch occurring at an elapsed time after displaying the option can be used together, while waiting for selection, The clock in the game screen moves at the same speed as the actual clock and updates the display every second. When the set time is reached, the process proceeds to the corresponding branch. At the branching destination, it is possible to produce an effect that the situation of the scene has changed with the passage of real time by displaying lines and sentences, displaying / hiding characters, and switching facial expressions.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the elapsed time in the game is handled in the same way as the real time on the player side, and the game progresses in a branched manner due to the elapsed time or a specific time. And the time in the game is equivalent. In the present embodiment, this is called a time link. In the present embodiment, the time is handled as a “dynamic flag” that constantly changes. From the above, the system of this embodiment is named “dynamic time link system”.

  In this embodiment, the actual date and time is displayed as indicated by 502 in FIG. 5, and the absolute clock is a timer that moves at the same speed as the actual time, but the date and time that is different from the actual time is displayed on the screen. Alternatively, an absolute time timer may be used that moves at a speed different from the actual time.

  In this embodiment, both the absolute clock and the relative clock are used. However, either the absolute clock or the relative clock may be used, or both the absolute clock and the relative clock are used depending on each scene of the game. Or only one or neither. An absolute clock or a relative clock may be used in at least one scene.

  In this embodiment, the character is deleted in the process C of step 312 in FIG. 3. However, other characters may be displayed, the facial expression of the character may be changed, and the background may be changed. The display content displayed on the display device 102 may be changed to advance the game so that the user can select an option while viewing the changed display content. Further, processing other than the display of words and sentences may be performed in the processing A of step 308, and the processing may be changed according to the processing result of the processing C of step 312. In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the flowchart ends after the process A in step 308, and one scene of the game ends. However, in the subsequent scenes, different scenes are developed according to the result of the process C in step 312. May be.

  As mentioned above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiment. However, the invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Of course.

It is a hardware block diagram of the game system of embodiment of this invention. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a whole figure of the flowchart of the game program of embodiment of this invention. It is a detailed flowchart of the process A of FIG. It is an example of the screen after displaying an option.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... CPU, 102 ... Display device, 103 ... Audio output device, 104 ... Memory, 105 ... Magnetic disk device, 106 ... CD-ROM drive, 107 ... Input device, 108 ... Bus, 201 ... Time measuring means, 202 ... First Timer means 203 ... second timer means 204 ... input information / time evaluation means 205 ... input information corresponding processing means 206 time processing means 501 ... character 502 ... date and time display 503 ... options

Claims (11)

A game system in which a user inputs information related to display contents displayed on a display device and advances a game,
A time measuring means for measuring time;
Means for advancing the game according to information input by the user, and for advancing the game due to the time counted by the timing means;
A game system comprising: A game system in which a user inputs information related to display contents displayed on a display device and advances a game,
A time measuring means for measuring time;
Input information / time evaluation means for evaluating the input information input by the user and evaluating whether the time measured by the time measuring means has reached a set time;
When the input information / time evaluation means evaluates the input information input by the user, the input information corresponding processing means for performing processing according to the evaluation result of the input information;
When the input information / time evaluation means evaluates that the time measured by the time measurement means has reached a set time, the input information input by the user after changing the display content of the display device and proceeding with the game A time-based processing means that makes it possible to evaluate
A game system comprising:   The game system according to claim 1, wherein the time measuring means includes first timer means for starting time counting before the user can input information.   The game system according to claim 1, wherein the time measuring means includes second timer means for starting time measurement after the user can input information. The time measuring means includes first timer means for starting time measurement before the user can input information and second timer means for starting time measurement after the user can input information;
The time-based processing means changes the display content of the display device when either the time measured by the first timer means or the time measured by the second timer means reaches a set time. The game system according to claim 2, further comprising means for advancing the game.   The game system according to claim 3 or 5, wherein the time of the first timer means advances at the same speed as the actual time. The input information corresponding processing means has means for stopping the timing of the second timer means;
The time-based processing means has means for stopping the time counting of the second timer means, and after changing the display content of the display device to advance the game, the time counting of the second timer means is restarted. The game system according to claim 4, wherein the game system is started and the input information / time evaluation means performs evaluation.   8. The input information corresponding processing means includes means for performing processing corresponding to a progressed game when the time-based processing means changes the display content of the display device and advances the game. The game system of any one of them.   The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the input information input by the user is information indicating that one of the options displayed on the display device has been selected.   The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game is an adventure game or a role playing game.   The game program for functioning a computer as a means of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 10.

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